Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – TThe Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 17-23: March 17 2:25 a.m. —Assist resident in the area of Milepost 74 U.S. Highway 395, Hatton. 8:22 a.m. — Suspicious vehicle in the 2000 block of East Schoessler Road, Ritzville. 1:53 p.m. — Suspicious 911 call in the 700 block of South Lucy Road, Othello. 2:56 p.m. — Animal problem in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 4:10 p.m. — Assist resident in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 12, 1899 Mayor Peters means just what he says when he declares that the city ordinances enforcing sanitary regulations are to be strictly and impartially carried out. All alleys, backyards and outhouses are to be thoroughly cleansed this spring and kept in that condition from this time on. Citizens had best take notice, for when an honorable mayor starts in on a job, he goes through with it, and it is much cheaper for a householder to...
ODESSA — The state capital budget approved earlier this month includes $5.5 million in funding for the EL 22.1 pipeline project within the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program. The pipeline project will use surface water from the Upper Columbia River, pumped into the East Low Canal, to offset ground water traditionally pumped out of the Odessa aquifer. The EL 22.1 pipeline project would supply water to about 16,000 acres of irrigated land east of Moses Lake and north of Interstate 90. It includes new canal i...
RITZVILLE — The Washington State Patrol will be on the lookout for dangerous driving March 7-17 as Washington State University students travel for spring break. The added patrols will target state Highway 26, Interstate 90, U.S. Highway 395, U.S. Highway 195 and others linking the university in Pullman to other communities. Troopers will focus on speeding, impaired and distracted driving, among other dangerous behavior. Motorists can expect to see an increased presence of troopers on those routes, officials said, noting d...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien updated county commissioners on the construction of a broadband network slated to serve Lind, Othello and Ritzville during their Feb. 20 meeting. “From my perspective, we’re still a ways out,” he said. “But we’re moving closer.” In general terms, broadband extends frequencies so data can move faster. Defined as “high-speed Internet access that’s always on and faster than traditional dial-up access,” broadband includes several high-speed transmission technolo...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Feb. 4-10. Feb. 4 12:39 p.m. – repossession of an object on the 100 block of East Phillips Road, Lind. 1:26 p.m. – Littering on the 2200 block of West Rainer Road. 1:40 p.m. – Animal problem reported at the 300 block of South Reynolds Road. 1:46 p.m. – Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 900 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Feb. 5 2:18 a.m. – Welfare check requested at the 200 block of East Sixth Street, L...
RITZVILLE – The City Council pondered downtown development priorities, traffic impact fees, First Avenue road improvements and the Well 8 pump station during its Feb. 6 meeting. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Ritzville Downtown Development Association President John Rankin introduced himself to new council members and provided a brief history of the town’s economic vicissitudes. For 50 years, the Columbia Basin Highway went through downtown, he said. Then in 1939, Highway 10 came through, which moved the...
HATTON — A Portland, Ore., man was arrested shortly after noon Sunday, Feb. 4, after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in excess of 150 mph. Issac D. Burks Jr., 33, of Portland, Ore., was arrested near the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and state Highway 26 at about 12:20 p.m. after crashing his vehicle, records show. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail. Burks is facing possible charges of felony eluding, driving while under the influence and two counts of hit-and-run, records show. According to the A...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Dec. 17 to Jan. 6: Dec. 17 9:43 a.m. - Deputies received a report of a driver having a medical emergency, when law enforcement arrived the friends of the driver transported the driver to the tri-cities for care, in the area of South Johnson Road and West Yeisley Road, Othello. 11:23 a.m. – A person might be in the dumpster on private property removing items. When law enforcement arrived, the trespassers were no longer...
8 Years Ago Adams County News January 18, 1899 New jewelry store J.A. Humphrey, a well and favorably known railroad man and telegraph operator, has just purchased the jewelry stock of O.R. Haight and will build adjoining the post office where he expects soon to open up an elegant and full line of such goods. Local and Personal H. F. Klaas, head miller in the Ott Flouring Mills, is moving his family into one of the Greene-Prouty cottages on College hill. Louis Walton,...
8 Years Ago Adams County News January 11, 1899 Local and Personal Henry Horn has ordered a carload of ice from Sprague where a choice article can be found. Henry evidently intends to keep cool this next summer if congealed water will assist matters any. Dr. F. R. Burroughs paid the penalty for exposing himself to the hard trip made to Lamona last Wednesday by remaining in his room and nursing a first-class cold for a couple of days afterward. The weather never gets too cold...
SPRAGUE – Two local women have combined their efforts over the last five years to keep a restaurant open in the wake of COVID shutdown mandates and challenges finding employees. Sheila Martin and sister-in-law Linda Johnston took over The Viking Drive-In in 2019, following the death of Martin's husband, Gary Martin. You can find them at the 209 E. Fourth St. restaurant daily. Sister Barb Shafer also helps with the business. The biggest challenge since the end of the p...
8 Years Ago Adams County News December 21, 1898 Local and Personal H.E. Gritman is enlarging his drug store extending it back 20-32 feet making it into a wallpaper room, also adding an ice house using the addition for oils and similar goods. Messrs. Jay Webley and J.C. Hounshell have assumed the management of the Olympia restaurant opposite the N.P. depot. Doc R.H. Lee has changed his mind about going east, therefore will remain and take his chances here for a while longer....
SPRAGUE — One man was killed and two women were injured in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 about four miles east of the city Thursday, Dec. 7. Angel A. Cuevas, 22, George was pronounced deceased after being transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center, according to a release from Washington State Patrol. Litzy J. Arvivo, 22, Merced, California and Maira A. Guillen Baeza, 26, Moses Lake, were injured in the crash and also transported to Sacred Heart, the release said. According to the release, a gold 2002 Saturn Vue d...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 26 - Dec. 6: Nov. 26 6:55 a.m. – Report of a traffic collision, after Deputies arrived they learned the car had mechanical issues leading it to roll backwards into a ditch, block of 2100 West Cunningham Road. 1:22 p.m. – Reports of a suspicious vehicle parked outside the callers household, once Deputies arrived they were able to get the driver to remove their vehicle, block of 200 West third Street. 2:00 p.m....
RITZVILLE – A collision involving four trucks on an icy Interstate 90 prompted the closure eastbound traffic Wednesday, Nov. 29, near Danekas Road According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 5:46 a.m. two miles east of the city. The drivers involved in the crash are Merhawi M. Gebremedhin, 30, of Kent; Victor J. Birrueta Mendoza, 31, of Moses Lake; Richard C. Chandler, 60, of rural Spokane County; and Justin C. Mostek, 46, of Spokane Valley. G...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 5-25: Nov. 5 Suspicious persons reported in the 2200 block of West Highway 26, Othello. Hit-and-run crash in the 1000 block of East Main Street, Othello. Vehicle playing loud music in the 2100 block of West May Road, Othello. Nov. 6 Juvenile problem in the 500 block of North E Street, Lind. Possible theft in the 1800 block of East Danekas Road, Tokio. Juvenile did not return home from school in the 300 block...
SPRAGUE – Drugs and/or alcohol were factors in two unrelated crashes that left one person dead and three injured Saturday and Sunday. At about 12:28 p.m. Saturday, a driver was injured and his passenger killed when their vehicle overturned in the median of Interstate 90. Then on Monday morning, a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash near Milepost 240; two people were injured. The Washington State Patrol listed alcohol or drugs as factors in both crashes. In the Saturday c...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4: Oct. 29 Suspicious vehicle in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Suspicious vehicle in the area of West June and South Andes Roads, Othello. False burglary alarm in the 1900 block of West Foley Road, Othello. Trespassing in the 2600 block of West Valley View Lane, Othello. Civil dispute in the 20 block of East Weber Road, Ritzville. Assist police in the 1200 block of South First Avenu...
SPRAGUE – The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan for traffic delays on Interstate 90 over the next week weeks between Sprague and Four Lakes. Single-lane closures were expected to begin Tuesday, Oct. 10, as crews begin work on a $4,145,233 interchange lighting improvement project. A total of 51 lights at five interchanges – Exit 245 at Sprague, Exit 254 at Fishtrap, Exit 257 at Tyler, Exit 264 at Salnave, and Exit 270 at Four Lakes – are being upgraded, Transportation officials said. When compl...
Sheriff’s Log The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Sept. 17-23: Sept. 17 Door open on house in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Suspicious activity reported in the 2100 block of West Moon Road, Othello. Lost property in the 800 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Juvenile abusing stray cats in the 800 block of Taylor Road, Othello. Parenting plan violation reported at Sheriff’s Office substation in Othello. Erratically driven vehicle on Interstate 90 near Milepost 221,...
RITZVILLE - A West Richland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing an asphalt truck from the state Department of Transportation's Washtucna shop Tuesday, Sept. 19, and leading law enforcement on a chase that ended miles away. Lance Rogers, 31, was arrested and transported to a Yakima-area hospital after he was apprehended following the pursuit that ended with the stolen truck catching fire. He remained in custody at the hospital at press time. He is facing...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Sept. 10-16: Sept. 10 Suspicious vehicle in the 1900 block of West Hatton Road, Bruce. Custodial dispute in the700 block of South Coulter Lane, Othello. Noise complaints in the 800 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. Sept. 11 Vehicle sporting red, white and blue lights in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. The vehicle was not law enforcement. Suspicious vehicle with occupant demanding money and food near North P...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents from Aug. 27 to Sept. 9: Aug. 27 Crash in the 100 block of East Highway 26, Othello. Family dispute in the 700 block of South Heeb Lane, Othello. Hit-and-run crash in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious F150 pickup with red lights in the grill impersonating police in the 2900 block of West Highway 24, Othello. Aug. 28 Lost dog in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Welfare check in the 1900 block...
EASTON – A Hooper man is among four drivers who struck two pedestrians on Interstate 90 on Sunday night, Sept. 10. Both pedestrians died at the scene, the Washington State Patrol reported, their names are being withheld pending notification of kin. Caleb M. Hudson, 26, of Hooper was not injured in the fatal incident that occurred at about 8:51 p.m., the patrol said. Hudson was the fourth driver in a line a vehicles who struck the pedestrians near Milepost 70. The patrol listed the cause of the fatalities as illegal c...